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Category Archives: Brent Johnson

Two Points from a Playoff Atmosphere: Caps 6 / Pens 3

21 January, 2010
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Goaltending 3.0: Brett Leonhardt’s Ongoing Development as a Goaltender

12 December, 2009

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Capitals’ website production specialist Brett Leonhardt signing an amateur tryout contract, donning goalie pads and dressing in a Caps’ sweater, and taking warmups and briefly serving as a backup goalie for a regular season NHL game. It was one of the better feel-good stories of the 2008-09 NHL season. (Recommended [...]

Also filed in Brett Leonhardt, Jose Theodore, Michal Neuvirth, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

A Statement Game in a Two-Team Division Race

13 November, 2008

The Caps and ‘Canes entered Wednesday night tied for first in the Southeast with 18 points. It’s rare that you’d ever identify a November game as a “big” one, but with conventional wisdom suggesting that the Southeast champion likely to emerge between Washington and Carolina (they’ve won six of a possible nine Southeast titles), and [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Carolina Hurricanes, Jose Theodore, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Johnny on the Spot

11 November, 2008

Johnny’s on the spot . . . the #3 spot: The NHL has named Brent Johnson the NHL’s Third Star of the Week.
Catch Johnson on the air Tuesday afternoon:

1:20 p.m.: “NHL Live” on XM Radio/NHL Network
3:40 p.m.: The John Thompson Show on ESPN 980

Also filed in Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

A One-Time No. 3 in Net Now Looks Like a No. 1

9 November, 2008

It is terrific news that this morning the Capitals’ starting goaltender boasts a .929 save percentage and a 2.12 goals-against, both statistics good enough for 6th-best in their respective categories in the entire league. You would think your team could go pretty far with such play between the pipes.
It is a little surprising, however, [...]

Also filed in Calgary Flames, Jose Theodore, Morning cup-a-joe, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

BJ Makes Strong Case for #1; Caps 3 – Rags 1

8 November, 2008

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Also filed in 2 Points, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals | Comments (12)

Now That's Vanquishing a Hated Foe

7 November, 2008

Musings from an unexpectedly madhouse rink in Chinatown:

A season-altering triumph? It sure had that feeling in the immediate aftermath of a cardiac comeback against the ‘Canes. The Caps were three minutes shy of starting off an important homestand with a frustrating loss to their fiercest and most hated Southeast foe. Then, in keeping with his [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Carolina Hurricanes, IIHF, Jose Theodore, Morning cup-a-joe, Sergei Fedorov, Southeast Division, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals, World Championships | Comments (18)

Three-Game Themes After an Opening Weekend of Play

14 October, 2008

Three games in an 82-game season plus weeks or months of postseason amount to little more than a single frame in a two-hour drama reel, and yet I looked to Columbus weekend 2008 as an opportunity to survey for some important early impressions and themes for the Capitals in 2008-09. For instance: could the Caps [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Michael Nylander, Morning cup-a-joe, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (14)

So . . . About That Goaltending

11 October, 2008

I wasn’t the most popular fella in these parts when, in the middle of summer, I offered the opinion that losing out on Cristobal Huet and settling for Jose Theodore didn’t exactly inspire dreams of circling around Verizon Center ice with Lord Stanley raised high. To be fair: the Caps pursued Huet with vigor, and [...]

Also filed in Comcast SportsNet, Joe Beninati, Jose Theodore, Morning cup-a-joe, Olaf Kolzig, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (32)

Opening Night Roster Set

6 October, 2008

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.

2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster

FORWARDS

  #  
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)

19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL

10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL

87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL

17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL

91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL

16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL

14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL

15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL

25
KOZLOV, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Chris Bourque, Chris Clark, Dave Steckel, Donald Brashear, Eric Fehr, John Erskine, Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner, Matt Bradley, Michael Nylander, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina, Nicklas Backstrom, Players, Quintin Laing, Sergei Fedorov, Shaone Morrisonn, Tom Poti, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | Comments (17)

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